Manectric Only - Pokemon Emerald

Rules:
1. Only my starter in battle
2. No items in battle, except held items
3. No glitches, exploits, save states, or RNG manipulation
4. No evasion moves before level 100*
Rule details:
-- *In gen1, evasion boosting is allowed if the Pokemon does it through means other than learning the move by level up or TM. For example, using Mimic or Mirror Move to boost evasion is allowed. (This exception is to keep ranking consistent with my legacy videos.)
-- I am allowed to manipulate my starter
-- I play the game at 4x game speed
-- For fair comparisons all my Pokemon have perfect (or near perfect) DVs / IVs
-- I am allowed to catch HM users - I can use all field moves
-- All in-battle glitches are allowed in generation 1
-- In generation 1, I'm allowed to skip Marowak with the Poke Doll
-- Surge's trash-can-puzzle is automatically solved
-- The bike is allowed in gen1, banned in gen2, and allowed for bypassing terrain in gen3
-- Saving between league members is allowed
-- If the solo Pokemon faints and I choose to blackout it counts towards my reset counter
-- I can pause the game and timer to take breaks
-- The footage is sped up / slowed down to match the pace of my narration
-- The ability Pickup can only be used if the starter has it
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[@shimmianNS]

On the sixth day of December, Scott's Thoughts gave to me: Wattson's ace in Hoenn 'Phan v Ursaring! A tiny turtle's bubble The fire starter digging A garden lizard's leech seed And those three weirdo mons punching

[@bobosmith101]

whats funny is that its less often been his ace then magneton

[@geraldineyorarou2221]

You could've not posted this, you should've not posted this

[@spinaldart5773]

I wanna see this updated every day!

[@n64_kfp]

My favorite comment of each video

[@plasmiusphantom]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Medabee8]

For those of us that don't have all the nature's memorized, perhaps you could put the negative stat in red text and the positive stat in green text

[@ktvx.94]

Pokemon uses red for the boosted stat and blue for the lowered stat

[@chefgrizz6284]

Or just listen at the beginning lmao

[@derekberthiaume5367]

If you haven't memorized the natures are you even a fan

[@philiphunt-bull5817]

​@@derekberthiaume5367 elitism help Noone, dick

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

​@@derekberthiaume5367yes, actually, because people can be more casual fans of the media they choose to enjoy. no one likes a gatekeeper for a children's game, man

[@myklsteel8486]

I feel like it would be smart to use a neutral nature in first playthroughs, that way you can see where the Pokémon struggles and choose a nature accordingly, just like hidden power. For now though, I hope you have fun learning more about this beautiful game

[@pjanderson4876]

I love daily December Scott. Thank you for being an absolute boss

[@ThatConnerGuy]

I second this!

[@floridagirl4896]

Me too!

[@TheOvalOwl]

Third

[@tsawy6]

They release at about 5 am here in australia, something fresh for the ride in to work!

[@jeziahfrancis2658]

Hey Scott, friendly reminder that thief is super good against Tate and Liza's final two pokemon. They both have sitrus berries, and you can just steal em for way more recovery than the shell bell. Also hidden power water is a little weird in gen 3, I think you coulda got a lot more utility outta grass or ice instead

[@ryomaanime4563]

Thief is really hard to use before it got 60 BP imo It looks super dangerous to use a 40 BP attack in a 2v2 at this level

[@Naxhus2]

It might be okay if you can somehow use thief to take them from above half to zero with it. It might be good for dark types with STAB? It will be super effective after all.

[@ryomaanime4563]

@@Naxhus2 Yeah if you know that you have the two turn kill with thief + something it becomes really good But the window between that and being able to kill in one hit with your best attack is small

[@Naxhus2]

@@ryomaanime4563 It might also be good for water types who have surf that need to get damage in on the final 2 pokemon to secure the one hit? Thief + thief + surf. ... Though, yeah, the cases for utility are becoming increasingly niche unfortunately.

[@thedahliallama]

We’re gonna need a counter for the number of times Scott pressed thunderbolt against a ground type this run😂

[@redreoicy6698]

I wouldn't be too surprised if naughty is better than rash anyway for a lot of special attackers that get physical coverage. It probably depends on which specific challenges a pokemon faces more so than which moves it prefers to use to overkill grunts

[@redreoicy6698]

Since you're howling so much anyway naughty may be best here.

[@Knigthmare2]

i find it interesting that Scott decided to give the rival the grass starter for this run. i think Mudkip/Marshtomp would probably cause more problems with its ground typing. mainly in the 2nd mandatory rival fight. Manectric might be one of the pokemon fast enough with its 105base speed to use a -speed nature. it basically out sped every single pokemon in the 2nd half of the game by like 80 speed. HP grass might also be better than HP water, especially against whiscash. HP ice could also work, mostly against the Cradily but Whishcash would only take neutral dmg just like HP water.

[@WorkInProgressX]

It might just be force of habit for gen 1 and 2. Though it’s not super influential because besides R113, the rival isn’t good.

[@ThatGuyThai]

He always gives himself the easier rival matchup I've noticed lol.

[@morgastic23]

@@ThatGuyThai no he doesn't, he usually gives himself the hardest one. If he did easiest then he would've made the rival choose Torchick, which doesn't resist or is immune to Electric attacks. Like that other guy said, it's probably just from always doing gen 1 and 2 runs, which the grass type would be the hardest for an electric type to fight since they resist those attacks, and probably didn't consider that Marshtomp would be ground type later.

[@finally_dorian]

@@ThatGuyThai Actually in Gen 1 and 2, he claims to go for the most difficult. I just need someone to tell this man that Brendan's and May's teams are the same in Emerald... the different rosters are for different starters... like in Gen 1.

[@ryomaanime4563]

@@finally_dorian The actual difference is that they don't use the same lead. Brendan lead with Slugma, while May lead with Wingull (when you pick mudpik, otherwise there' no difference). It's important for speedrunner because Wingull can break the 3 turn setup they use by using growl/supersonic Otherwise, it's ok. And this fight is a lot easier in emerald than ruby/sapphire where they have numel/wailord with grovyle in this fight. A tanky opponent with rollout is always kinda terrifying

[@jameswhite2308]

As a heads up, a super effective non-STAB Bite will do less damage than a neutral, STAB Thunderbolt/Ice Beam/Surf/etc. There is nothing that resists Electric in the Hoenn Elite 4 where but would be better, so unless you are worried about PP or tryting to flinch an opponent, keeping Bite over Thunderbolt for Phoebe was a misplaced. People have already mentioned HP-grass over water (i personally think while it is better, HP Water wasnt a bad idea at all). Great video overall!!

[@Forever-GM-Dusty]

I actually love Manectric. I think it looks great and as a kid, I was super excited to see my Electrike evolve. I just wish it was a bit stronger in terms of its special attack and had a better growth rate. On the note of that growth rate, I'm pretty sure they did it because it was enough of a power boost early on enough in levels that they wanted you to have to grind a bit more for it

[@ktvx.94]

I do like Manectric, it's one of those mons that isn't your favorite but kinda dig it. In the Genius Sonority games it looks great.

[@needude7218]

Manectric definitely sits in that middle ground between "super generic" and "actually pretty cool" You'd probably never choose it over many others, but you'd be happy enough if it's the only option.

[@chadwill7564]

You can use the thief tm earlier in the game and get items like the sitrus berry from Watsons manectric and the white herb from flannery torkoal, Also the best way to set up on the wailord is to bring it down to red HP as it will still use most of its water spouts regardless of it hp once done it will start using body slam.

[@EmeralBookwise]

Electric could very well be the single worst mono type for solo play. The fact that Ground is both super effective against them and immune to their STAB is something no other type has to deal with prior to the introduction of Fairy as a counter to Dragon. To make matters worse, unlike Dragon types, Electric types tend to get poor coverage options, especially in early generations where Rock/Ground walls them hard, and even without Rock typing, most Ground types tend to have higher than average defense that makes them almost as good as resting to non-STAB normal attack.

[@FreyRosfield]

Man, Psychic is crying in the corner right now 😭😭😭

[@EmeralBookwise]

@FreyRosfield : My bad... although dark doesn't tend to be nearly as bulky as ground types and also don't tend to be anywhere near as common in the early game. By the time any major dark type battle happens, psychic is more likely to have effective coverage options, so I think it tends to still be in a better position than electric.

[@FreyRosfield]

@@EmeralBookwise oh I completely agree, it's nasty the treatment Electric types receive I just wanted to joke about how you forgot psychic type 😁😁

[@Austin007]

As a kid, Manectric was almost always my go-to electric type in gen 3 playthroughs. I had no idea it has a slow growth rate.

[@Sup4Hippo]

Pressure isn't 1st turn only ability, it doubles PP consumption for all moves that target pokemon with pressure.

[@chrisdaignault9845]

Right, but after one howl, instead of needing say 3 bites (and 6pp) to knock out dusclops, he only needs 2 bites (and 4pp).

[@fabizabo]

​@@chrisdaignault9845Bite is a special move in Gen 3. Howl doesn't affect it's damage.

[@myggmastaren3365]

oh look it's my to go special attack EV fodder in Emerald

[@perkypenguin1663]

I figured that you had deliberately picked Naughty nature with Roxanne in mind, giving yourself an Attack boost without sacrificing any important stats with regards to beating her. I'm also unsure about which HP would be best for Manectric; Ice definitely has its upsides, with Drake as well as Steven's Cradily taking super effective damage from it. However, Water is really good for Camerupt, as well as having synergy with Rain Dance. Grass is really good for Whiscash, though, so it's hard to say for sure. I'm sure you'll figure out an answer to that question when you've gotten a better feel for this game though.

[@SuperFizzah]

The man is a legend! I found your old videos just this year and I've been going through your catalog... Dedication doesn't cover it lmao. Thank you for Daily December, just remember to take care of yourself as well man! Much love

[@rjagad]

Scott in this video: "Lowering speed doesn't make sense" also Scott in the Salamence video: "So I gave it a brave nature"

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Should probably have lowered speed here. I'm going to invest more time in figuring out key speed thresholds needed for solo runs. Wallace's fastest Pokemon is 118 speed for example and Drake's Salamence is one of the faster Pokemon in the game. As long as a mon can move first against those, extra speed is superfluous.

[@rjagad]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon 💀

[@nickhanson3036]

Loving "daily december"! Thanks so much for all the hard work you've been doing to make this happen!

[@BlahLab]

These have been such a treat during the end of semester cram, thanks for daily December!

[@uli11]

Love this Scott! From the thumbnail and the tone of voice in your first couple of lines in the video- I can tell we don't like Manectric... and seeing the slow growth rate I am feeling like I can see why before we even get into thr playthrough lol!!!

[@n64_kfp]

Daily December is going great. These videos are the highlight of each day

[@thehouseofstark]

Daily December is pretty good no joke. Appreciate the work Scott

[@Rubbly]

Scott can't help it if he's Naughty by default!! Love the content, this consistency is absolutely bonkers in December!

[@Alix_Farin]

Aww this was filmed on my birthday! That kinda makes me like Manetric a little more ^^ Great video as always~

[@AzureVengence2788]

Manectric is one of my favorite electric types so I'm pretty hyped for this run!

[@BestMFBrazil]

december became the best month on youtube for me because there's scott everyday

[@Wing4x]

I've always liked Manectric. While its design may be weird to some, I think its mane pointing straight up is symbolic of how it generates high amounts of electricity and the look grew on me. Plus, I have a soft spot for dog pokemon XD Its stats may not be the best, but its SpAtk and Spd are pretty good all things considered and make it a solid in-game poke to add to your team. Movepool may be kinda swallow in terms of taking advantage of its stat spread, but TMs definitely help. Awesome vid as always Scott, looking forward to the next one!

[@YozoraHeart]

Man, Tate and Liza are HELL for these challenges for basically every mon. Emerald is tough.

[@Nikolaj11]

The most optimal way to play a solo challenge is probably to support its available set-up moves rather than its inherent superior attacking type. HP water is great for the ground and steeel types plus rain, but I wonder though if perhaps having Howl + a physical HP would be better.

[@spikejrb7572]

Love the video! If/when you update the overlay for Gen3 onward, can there be an indicator for which stats are affected by your nature? Also, an EV tracker would be nice, but perhaps overkill.

[@DanBottiglieri]

I kinda agree with you: largely I love the Gen 3 designs, but there are some really strange over-designed ones and to me, Manetric is one of them. You've been doing these runs for a while so I guess you know how to do these better than me but in my opinion: 1) HP Water is nice for Camerupt which I know you struggled with but it's basically not as good as Grass or Ice for anything else. In particular, Ice would have helped for a lot of Pokémon you had a problem with. A regularly effective Thunderbolt is better than a super effective Hidden Power. 2) I think you were completely paralysed by fear of missing against Sydney; it REALLY wasn't worth keeping Shock Wave, especially if you went for HP Ice. 3) Your movesets against Steven were hilarious. I do kinda think with Slow rate Pokémon, you really can't use rare candies earlier than the champion. I don't know if you do use the Pokénav Trainer Eyes, but the route with the day care is pretty good experience once the teams get better from a few battles. I think it's better to do training then using that, although I do appreciate the late Fly badge makes this a bit of a pain in the butt. Worth experimenting with though at least. It's such a shame it doesn't get Flamethrower in this generation!

[@TechHunterOfficial]

I quite regularly say to people I never have the time to watch tv shows that are on every single day. But I will always make time to watch a Scott's Thoughts upload every day! 🥳

[@tigerking3297]

Manectric, along with some others, were from my very first Emerald playthrough, so it'll always have a special place in my heart. On the topic of the Mega, yeah I really like it too. It's on the sillier side but at the same time it's straight up (or I get straight sideways) a lightning bolt. How could that not be cool?

[@vbph2011]

I always feel special when I start watching the video before I get the notification.

[@midge2946]

That Steven battle was an emotional roller coaster. Funny thing about Manectric, in gen IV they decided all of a sudden that it should get Fire moves as coverage, so it can get Flamethrower in those games which helps a lot with coverage. It feels like there's a giant gap in effectiveness between Electric types that have solid coverage moves (The Electabuzz line comes to mind with Ice Punch) and those that are stuck with mostly Electric.

[@TheOmegaDragon]

My first Shiny was an Electrike which I evolved into a Manectric in Omega Ruby. I still have it to this day.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Also still have it: is it still on the OR cartridge, pokemon bank/home, or on a switch based pokemon game

[@TheOmegaDragon]

@@adventureoflinkmk2 old save file

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

@@TheOmegaDragon oh shit.. better try and get it to a switch cartridge stat

[@intrepid_grovyle]

Is it just me or does anyone else get absolutely hyped for an Emerald video 😊

[@TJF588]

Legit love that between noting the benefit of hitting Lv.20 ahead of Roxanne and pointing out that Manectric only had hit Lv.21 by Brawly was a whole-on mechanical oversight explanation which I was so into that the whiplash of the Slow growth rate feels that much more a slog.

[@Friggazee]

I don't "love" Manectric, but I appreciate it. It's sort of a placeholder in my team until New Mauville where I can replace it with Voltorb or Magnemite. Similar to how I use Mightyena until I can get Absol. I know why you skipped Bite in this solo run, but I LOVE that you can breed to get Crunch. Such a great move and can really be emphasized on Manectric.

[@DarkMario9000]

It's so weird to see Manectric without Flamethrower and Overheat, at least by Gen 6 with the Mega Manectric did feel worthy of the Slow growth rate, that thing was a beast and could actually be used for VGC on rain teams and standard teams since it provides both Intimidate and unmissable Thunder under the rain and also has Snarl which is fantastic in VGC

[@joeytoby1]

Fun run. Man I can't wait for Emerald 2nd runs

[@Hollwdvngc]

Thanks for all the videos it really helps with work

[@VallaPhantasm]

I'm glad Manectric got access to Flamethrower in later generations, It helps them out with their poor moveset so much (granted at the same time, losing Bite/Crunch as special damage)

[@megariderfire1994]

Yeah and Flamethrower would've helped shaved more time to some extent and maybe helped against Steven...although the situation probably would not change too much against the Claydol.

For me Mega Manectric was always one of my favorites but the regular one was only used on my Monotype team. With Switcheroo and the Ring Target attached, it cleared the way for my STAB moves against a Ground Type

[@ellebelle03]

I adore Manectric! I caught it in my original Emerald run because I wanted an electric type to complement the team I had at the time. I didn’t expect much, but she saved the team many times in my Wallace fight, Steven Stone fight, AND pretty much carried the entire team on her back for the Battle Frontier. I was also getting into battling friends at the time, and she beat two of my friends AND a kid who said my team was garbage XDDD Since then, if she’s an option, I catch an Elektrike. I used her again in ORAS, and named her after my OG one as I lost the cartridge years ago. Elektrike/Manectric was always an MVP for me, so seeing this run was a fun trip down memory lane.

[@maxspecs]

I’m glad the naughty nature didn’t come back to bite you in the end.

[@DirtyDogLogistics]

@scott's thoughts - naughty nature is not necessarily bad on manectric. some times having a little more attack can come in clutch on certain Pokémon even if they are S.Attackers. early game or gym leaders that have Res against your typing.

[@AD34534]

I knew Manetric would slower but didn't expect it to be this bad. Would be interesting to see how Magneton fares with it's steel type for defence.

[@blakeschwab7518]

personally i think the slightly higher base power and high chance to paralyze make spark better than shock wave, fun vid regardless, keep it up!

[@levisimshauser5136]

Can't wait for aggron video , and glad to see donphan and primeape got their video this year

[@TheMoogleKing93]

In later gens Manectric gets a few Fire moves as coverage, which I always thought was neat. Didn't actually realise it didn't get them in Gen 3...

[@anthonypeterman959]

I feel like this would be a lot easier for manectric in future games where it gets access to flamethrower. Steven Stone in particular would probably be a lot easier with just that one extra move

[@andersonantunesdeleu8591]

Well, Scott, this one was hard, I gotta say! What the luck you had with flamery! I really think Norman should have one Zangoose, it would makes the gym even harder!

[@redreoicy6698]

For steven, maybe a moveset of protect, substitute, thunderbolt, and bite with leftovers could work. You'll be able to pp stall dangerous moves and slowly heal up.

[@challengerchris8242]

Your gen 3 vids are my favorite

[@TheMrManwitch]

Scott: "I feel like everyones gonna roast me for choosing naughty nature. Please be kind, i feel bad." Scotts audience: "what does y naughty nature do??? 🤔 "

[@ru213]

You have such a kind voice. And the fact that I know that you work on it is sweeter! I hope you get kind critiques.... but you attacking my baby?! Idk, we might have to fight. Manectric being electric AND wolf is my jam!!!! But, he could have had a third evolution lol 😅

[@kingdoge69]

I always avoided electrike as a kid because it didn’t have any electric moves right when you catch one and it felt weak with its physical attacks lol but later on I realized it’s a good special attacker and learns spark after a few levels and then you can teach it shock wave and thunderbolt eventually

[@zacharyessey5904]

I would like to thank you and your team for all of the hard work that you put in!

[@RandysOfWar]

This December has been Scottcember. I love it 😃

[@ShizenCifer-1]

I NEED to see you do Zigzagoon (or Linoone if you must) Also Charge does have ONE niche purpose. If you use a move twice you risk the first one putting you ropponent into healing range. While doing Double damage in just one of the hits you COULD theoretically avoid that. It's very VERY niche, but it CAN be useful.

[@frostedbyte0759]

Great video dude!

[@runegodguthix]

I don't know when you'll do it, but I look forward to the aggron playthrough. It may be hard, but he will do.

[@YrHopesAnDreams]

Manectric gives me an almost Mayan/Aztecan impression, almost like an imposing statue; ever vigilant atop a temple.

[@cameronneveu7277]

Scott you've been Naughty.... Great Video By the Way I feel like you never Talk about the Emerald Move Tutors (That are Not in the Battle Frontier)

[@NoLimitSquad]

Jrose 2022: month of Jrose Scott 2023: Bro, I'm on my come up Hold my Pichu😎

[@Byers2476.]

Yay! One of my favorite electric types

[@ryanwells137]

Magnectric looks like its wearing some awkward headgear from an 80s sci-fi show

[@borretniw7603]

Please dont get upset about folk in the comments. Youre doing an amazing job and provide so much entertainment and enjoyment in our lives. Youre the fucking man Scott.

[@jakeharper5807]

Hi Scott! HP grass might be better in the late game in this run because you’re still hitting grounds hard, but you’ll be able to one shot the Wiscash’s

[@zero1343]

Those mega evolutions for the pokemon that weren't already super strong were such a fun addition to the game. Beedrill, Glalie etc. I would very much like to see them return at some point even if it seems we are shifting to flavour of the gen gimmicks going forward. Tera and Z moves were fine, gigantimax had some interesting designs similar to mega but dynamax just wasn't a good idea in singles play.

[@breadpope0358]

Such a silly final fight, it made me realize I would love for you to add a "remaining potions" counter onto the UI somewhere, maybe above the enemies list of pokemon beside the trainer name

[@MrVelyx]

You still exist? And i ask that full of respect. I would collapse under this workload. Well done

[@DLC88]

Doing doggos now scotty? I approve

[@vfranceschini]

blergh, hoenn games :p still, thanks as always for the ever-improving quality content; December is being a better month because of your work! Cheers!

[@hikarimemeirooficial]

We should have a what if series like what if Manectrick learned Flametrower like latter generations.

[@Ferrant621]

I actually often wondered in your playthroughs if it might be wise to use the nature that boosts the pokemon’s weaker offensive stat in order to make it slightly more balanced. Thought it might reduce the risk of it running up against a wall if it’s forced to use an attack of that type.

[@jacobanderson6114]

Man that gen 3 soundtrack hits so hard

[@Goofy8907]

Charge is to punish moves like fly, protect or even switches for example ...still kind of useless for sure but it is slightly different from attacking twice

[@Thundermikeee]

I think all moves which force an enemy mon out are in the lowest priority bracket(or second lowest?). makes sense considering that otherwise a fast mon with roar or similar could just switch the opponent for free, deleting stat boosts and effectively eliminating their turn, because they haven't moved yet.

[@spacedoyster7686]

I'm a big fan of Manectric, even appearance wise. I'm not entirely sure why, though, but I want to say it's because of the game cube games. I also enjoy that it learns Fire moves in later gens, giving it a small niche as an Electric type with natural Fire coverage.

[@adrienneladd8375]

it is not even a week in and the opening feels so tired already. I hope you are taking care of yourself Scott

[@snake_rattler4689]

So I thought I might have found an interesting strategy for Manectric when thinking about strategies from older gens. I was going to suggest that you use Substitute + Petaya Berry for the Steven fight. Substitute would allows Manectric to safely shield itself from Skarmory on turn 1, allowing you to bring the Substitute into whatever Pokemon comes out next. Then, if you haven't activated Petaya Berry, use Substitute to guarantee that you activate it, allowing you to KO the Metagross with +1 Thunder. The problem? Petaya Berry is locked behind an event in Generation 3, which probably means it's not available in your runs. Substitute is available on the rooftop of the Department Store, which still should be useful against Steven's Skarmory (hoping that Scott uses this strategy sometime!) HOWEVER, Liechi Berry is available on Mirage Island, which you could theoretically get in one of your runs if you do some RNG manipulation. Liechi Berry could be used similarly to Petaya Berry above, especially physical attackers who might need the damage boost against Steven's more physically-oriented team. Extremely specific I know, but it might be easier to just boost through Steven's team rather than survive his team's repeated attacks.

[@Salnax]

Kane trick is the standard early gen Electric type. Great at going first and hitting with Thunderbolt, but not much else.

[@Lava_Lizard]

Manectric was always on my team for these games. When it has access to flamethrower and hidden power ice, it makes this pokemon so much better. On a side note, do you have a link to your discord? I can't seem to find it anywhere on the channel or video descriptions.

[@rooislangwtf]

I had to guess the idea would be to Charge if you think your opponent is going to Protect, so that you can do double damage the next turn

[@lewisedwards4058]

Mane trick looks like a mid-stage Pokémon that is supposed to evolve so that the cone unravels or flourishes into something else. The cone looks like it’s supposed to be a temporary stage of development.

[@BloodfelX]

Honestly I thought Naughty was a good choice - might help with Roxanne a bit. Though the attempt at Level 18 it left me hoping you would use Thunder Wave to try and stun the Nosepass; not a consistent strategy, but I figured it was worth a shot.

[@ZerglingOne1]

So, there are reasons you would use charge instead of using an electric move twice. For 1, it conserves PP of the attacking move. And for 2, in the event you get stuck in a healing loop...as you have been known to do against Wallace. If you see that you don't 1-shot on say, the Wailord, you know the next turn, and possibly the turn after that could be full restores if you again fail to knock it out. If you used Charge, you would only have to suffer through one full restore. Though arguably you want him to waste them on Wailord as well. It is sometimes advantageous to simply take a 'mon out in 1 damaging move instead of walking into the pitfall of healing loops.

[@elk12429]

I'm surprised that Modest/Adamant natures aren't seeing more use, I hadn't clocked that it was mostly Naughty/Rash until you said so

[@yamiryushi]

Manetric is a naughty dog. After retiring from battles, she will create Crash Bandicoot games!

[@shootingstardust97]

What u could do for the endgame for steven is that u could get some ev reducing berries to reduce the uneeded EVs u have so that u can use vitamins or do a small grind for the necessary evs for fights like this. It is kinda underrated but i believe it may lead to u having more consistent fights in the long run. Also HP ice will be the best overall just due to how gd the boltbeam combo is. Also consider a brave/quiet manetric since any excess speed is wasted

[@coryfreson4258]

Manectric always gave me Egyptian sphinx vibes, always thought those were the pyramids on its head..

[@SmashMath151]

As someone who got into the series relatively late (Sinnoh and a bit of FRLG 15 years ago), I have no strong feelings towards Manectric. That said, I think its 105 Speed and Special Attack make it more than strong enough as a final evolution in a traditional playthrough, although its shallow movepool makes it more difficult to do a solo run with. Speaking of movepool, I was surprised that it doesn't get Flamethrower and Overheat since it does in every subsequnet game. Flamethrower would've really helped with Steven!

[@ucjepkjl7fbne6shltft3mlw8]

A Naughty nature this close to Christmas? Poor Manectric.

[@AxDuncan2635]

I love Manectric. I personally think it looks more cool than silly 😅 I’ve used it on my original team back in Ruby. I just love all the doggo Pokémon. Bonus: when ORAS came out, I encountered a shiny electrike with perfect IV’s in Sp.Atk and Speed, it’s shiny is black and yellow and it’s awesome! 🤩

[@ShinAk1raSama]

13:13 - This thing just reminds me of Buu Saga Super Saiyan Vegeta. Also, I agree that this thing looks like a mid-stage evolution. It's not grand enough like Arcanine or fearsome enough like Houndoom.

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

It gets crunch as an egg move, that wouldve helped it a lot. Also in gen4 it can learn flamethrower via tm. That really wouldve helped